Niko Kranjcar's exit from Rangers on Friday afternoon came as a bolt from the blue but you can be sure the Croat won't be the only player exiting Ibrox in the next few months.

With some approaching the final weeks of their contracts and others well out of the first team picture, manager Graeme Murty and director of football Mark Allen have some serious thinking to do as they look to streamline their squad.

First of all there's a host of loanees needing their futures sorted out one way or another.

But they also have a number of players either out of contract or simply out of favour as the season draws to a close.

Graeme Murty has plenty of decisions to make (Image: SNS Group)

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Record Sport Onlinetakes a closer look at which first team stars could find their time at Ibrox coming to an end.

Liam Kelly

The 22-year-old goalkeeper has been in the first team squad for three years but is no closer to shifting Wes Foderingham and Jak Alnwyck in the natural pecking order. Loan spells at East Fife and Livingston have kept the Scotland U21 shotstopper sharp in past seasons but he might well choose to move on in search of first team football in the summer despite having a year left on his deal.

Russell Martin

Scotland defender took no time to settle into the Ibrox defence when he made a loan switch from Norwich in January. That deal comes to an end in the summer and Martin, 32, still has a year left on his Canaries' contract. He is well out the picture at the Championship club but Rangers could face competition from down south if they were to bid for his services on a permanent basis.

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Fabio Cardoso

The Portuguese defender has blown hot and cold in his 18 appearances since Pedro Caixinha signed him for £1.3m from Vitoria Setubal in the summer. He looked to be forming a decent partnership with compatriot Bruno Alves early on but has found game time hard to come by under Murty. Still has two years to run on his contract but Rangers could look to cash in.

Bruno Alves

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A marquee signing last summer, the veteran Portuguese stopper has spent much of the season on the treatment table and looked set to exit in January when Serie A strugglers Benevento expressed an interest. Murty has since said he can help the 36-year-old realise his World Cup dream but with a year left on his Ibrox contract he is another the Ibrox club could look to cash in on in the summer.

David Bates

The 21-year-old centre back has emerged as a real prospect this season, not least after a storming performance in the goalless draw at Celtic Park in December. His contract expires this summer but Rangers are keen to get him tied down on a new deal and the former Raith Rovers man has also expressed his desire to stay long-term.

Lee Hodson

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Hodson continues to find himself on the fringes of the first team, playing second fiddle at left back to Declan John. With skipper Lee Wallace also set to return from a long-term injury then it could shunt the Northern Ireland international further down the pecking order. Which could see his Ibrox career cut short with a year to run on his contract.

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Jordan Rossiter

It's no secret the former Liverpool midfielder and England youth international has endured horrendous luck with injuries since his move to Rangers in 2016. In total he has made just four appearances this season to go with his six games in the last campaign. Rossiter still has two years left on his deal and Rangers could find it hard to shift the injury-prone 21-year-old.

Sean Goss

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Possibly the surprise package of the six January arrivals. On-loan QPR playmaker Goss has become something of a fans' favourite. Neat in possession and with a wicked set-piece delivery he has also notched a couple of cracking goals. Murty incurred the wrath of QPR boss Ian Holloway last month when he hinted at trying to make Goss' deal permanent in the summer. He is NOT for sale says Holloway. Ok then.

Dalcio

No discussion required here. The on-loan Benfica winger's season-long loan has been a disaster. He made two starts - home and away to Progres Niederkorn in the shambolic Europa League exit - and has just one minute of domestic action to his name after a sub appearance against Hamilton. It'll be 'tchau' Dalcio in the summer when the Portuguese heads back to his parent club.

Jamie Murphy

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Murphy returned to Scottish football on loan from Brighton in January and took time to find his feet but has recently rediscovered his old form which was enough to see him included in Alex McLeish's first Scotland squad. Rangers have an option to sign Murphy in the summer - the only club to have so - and are likely to make the move permanent.

Michael O'Halloran

Perhaps the biggest question mark at Ibrox hangs over O'Halloran. Ostracised by former boss Pedro Caixinha after a falling out and sent on loan to St Johnstone, the winger returned in January as Murty offered him a clean slate. But the 27-year-old has struggled to force his way into the side. With two years left on his contract at Ibrox there's big decisions to be made for player and club this summer.

Eduardo Herrera

Mexican hitman is slipping down the pecking order at Ibrox and could be set to follow his compatriot Carlos Pena back to his homeland. The striker was signed by Pedro Caixinha last year in a £1.5m deal from Pumas. But he has barely started a match, making a name only as the "Premiership's most used sub". We told two weeks ago how Liga MX side Chivas are ready to make a move for the 29-year-old, who has two years left on his deal, this summer.

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Jason Cummings

The on-loan Nottingham Forest striker took no time to win over the Rangers support with his colourful interviews and gallus displays. Five goals in 12 appearances - mostly off the bench - will have impressed Murty and Allen and Rangers have an option to sign the 22-year-old in the summer. It'll cost a few quid though and there could be other clubs interested.

Kenny Miller

Could this be the end of a beautiful relationship? A year ago the Rangers support were desperate for the veteran striker to be handed another deal but, with the arrival of Alfredo Morelos, he no longer holds the first choice striker mantle. There's no doubt he is still fit and sharp but at 38 it's unlikely he will be in the club's first XI plans for next season.